HillRaisers

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HillRaisers are people who gather at least $100,000 for New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. This is done through the practice of "bundling" contributions.[1] As of the end of August 2007, there were 233 such HillRaisers.[1]

The "HillRaiser" name is a play on the expression hellraiser,[2] and the idea has its roots in the successful Bush Pioneers appellation formed by Karl Rove for George W. Bush's 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns.[3][4]

In late August 2007, HillRaiser Norman Hsu came into considerable negative publicity when it was revealed that he was a 15-year-long fugitive on investment fraud charges[5] and had also possibly engaged in violations of campaign finance law as a "bundler".[6]

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[edit] Prominent HillRaisers

Some prominent names that appear on Clinton's HillRaisers website:[7]


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b David D. Kirkpatrick. "Use of Bundlers Raises New Risks for Campaigns", The New York Times, 2007-08-31. 
  2. ^ But probably not on the 1987 film Hellraiser.
  3. ^ Jim Drinkard and Laurence McQuillan. "'Bundling' contributions pays for Bush campaign", USA Today, October 16, 2003. 
  4. ^ Charles Laurence. "Bush's Rangers on trail to round up record $200m", Telegraph, June 15, 2003. 
  5. ^ Mike McIntire, Leslie Wayne. "Clinton Donor Under a Cloud In Fraud Case", The New York Times, 2007-08-30. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  6. ^ "Big Source of Clinton's Cash Is an Unlikely Address", Wall Street Journal, 2007-08-28. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  7. ^ "Hillary for President: HILLRAISERS", hillaryclinton.com. Accessed 2007-09-02.

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